Pay Rates

Entry-level Engineers and Technical Staff pay levels range from DN-I to DN-V, and are called Pay Bands. Base Pay plus Locality Pay for employees covered under the DN pay schedule is limited to $172,100, the rate for Level III of the Executive Schedule.

Employees covered under the DN pay schedules are eligible for locality pay. The 2017 cumulative locality rate for the Washington Metropolitan area (DC-MD-VA-WV-PA) is 27.10%.

Technical Staff Pay Schedule

2017 Basic Pay Rates

DN-I $36,931 – $61,686

DN-II $55,947 – $76,974

DN-III $68,656 – $99,398

DN-IV $87,705 – $136,223

DN-V $123,804 – $161,525

* This chart does not include the locality rate
for the Washington Metropolitan area
(DC-MD-VA-WV-PA), which is 27.10%.

Financial and Health Benefits

As a DNFSB employee, you may be eligible to take advantage of the myriad benefits offered to federal employees. Many of the benefits are cost shared by the government, keeping your cost down. Our benefits are comparable to and often better than those of many employers in private industry. Our fringe benefits program offers:

Wide variety of health insurance plans at government rates;

Low-cost life insurance coverage;

Comprehensive retirement benefits;

Tax-deferred Thrift Savings Plan;

Metrochek or SmartBenefits transit subsidy up to $245.00;

Pre-tax parking benefit;

13 to 26 days annual (vacation) leave per year, based on length of service;